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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessous-estimation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su ɛstimaʃjɔ̃
"Dire que le projet était 'un peu difficile' était une sous-estimation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of presenting something as less important or serious than it actually is.
"Saying that the hurricane caused a bit of damage was a gross understatement." - 2
A statement that minimizes the severity or importance of a situation.
"Her comment about the project being 'a little challenging' was a gross understatement given the difficulties we faced."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'understate', formed in the late 19th century from 'under-' (prefix meaning 'less than normal') and 'state' (from Old French 'estater', ultimately deriving from Latin 'status'). It evolved to describe a rhetorical strategy or representation that deliberately presents something as being much smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
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sous-estimation
Transliteration: su ɛstimaʃjɔ̃
"Dire que le projet était 'un peu difficile' était une sous-estimation."
Untertreibung
Transliteration: ʊntɐˈtʁaɪbʊŋ
"Zu sagen, dass der Sturm 'ein bisschen Schaden angerichtet hat', war eine grobe Untertreibung."
sottovalutazione
Transliteration: sottovalutatsjone
"Dire che il progetto era 'un po' difficile' era una sottovalutazione."
subestimación
Transliteration: subestimación
"Decir que el huracán causó 'un poco de daño' fue una subestimación grosera."
subestimação
Transliteration: subestimação
"Dizer que o projeto era 'um pouco desafiador' foi uma subestimação."
कम आंका जाना
Transliteration: kam aankaa jaana
"यह कहना कि तूफान ने 'थोड़ी क्षति' पहुंचाई, एक गंभीर कम आंका जाना था।"
轻描淡写
Transliteration: qīng miáo dàn xiě
"说飓风造成了'一点损失'是一个严重的轻描淡写。"
과소평가
Transliteration: gwaseopyeongga
"허리케인이 '조금 피해를 입혔다'고 말하는 것은 심각한 과소평가였다."
過小評価
Transliteration: kashōhyōka
"ハリケーンが「少しの被害をもたらした」と言うのは、ひどい過小評価だった。"
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